Julius Honka picked up a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Wednesday night.

Honka collected an assist on Roope Hintz’s second period goal to tie the game at apiece just 55 seconds into the period. He then scored a goal of his own after shooting his own rebound into the back of the net. The goal gave the Stars a 3-1 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the third period. The 2014 first round pick is expected to become a regular on the Stars’ blue line this season and outings such as tonight’s certainly help his case. Sep 27 - 12:02 AM

Julius Honka is excited to have a fresh start with new Stars coach Jim Montgomery.

Honka wants to land a permanent spot on Dallas after he was in and out of the lineup as well as up and down from the minors last season. "I think the biggest thing is I want to be myself more," Honka said. "I really haven't had a chance to bring my best out of me yet. I'm ready. It was a good summer, I feel healthy and ready to go." He has been working with Marc Methot at training camp. Sep 17 - 11:17 AM

Depth Charts

Tyler Seguin scored a goal in Monday’s 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers.

Jamie Benn set up a beautiful screen in front of Henrik Lundqvist that Seguin took advantage of to open the scoring 2:17 into the second period. It’s Seguin’s seventh goal of the season, bringing him to 21 points in as many games.

Jason Spezza scored a goal and picked up an assist in Saturday’s 4-3 overtime win over the Washington Capitals.

Gemel Smith had an active stick to force a turnover that led to a Spezza breakaway that the latter converted with a quick snapshot for his third goal of the season. The veteran center then followed that up with the secondary assist on Jamie Benn’s second period goal. The two points break a three-game pointless streak for Spezza, bringing him to 10 points in 13 games. It’s a nice bounce back season for the 35-year-old center after he had just 26 points last season. Tyler Pitlick and Jason Dickinson (overtime winner) also scored in the win.

Faksa came skating down the left wing with the puck, firing off a weak shot from the boards that somehow beat Tuukka Rask for his third goal of the year. The Stars couldn't muster up anything else the rest of the way, eventually losing in overtime. Faksa is up to five points in 14 games.

"I think a realistic goal would be towards the end of November," coach Jim Montgomery said. "And that would be a real positive outcome. I think somewhere around Dec. 4 to Dec. 10 is very plausible." Hanzal still appears to be on track from spinal fusion back surgery in March.

Jamie Benn contributed three helpers in a 6-2 win against the New York Islanders on Sunday.

Dallas got plenty of offense from the top line in the win with Benn, Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov combining for three goals and six assists. The Stars captain has 17 points in 20 appearances this year.

Roope Hintz scored a goal in Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

With Dallas, down 5-0 in the third period, Hintz let go of a backhand that he got over Casey DeSmith’s shoulder for a consolation goal. It’s just Hintz’s second goal and point in eight games this season. The 22-year-old winger should not be owned in any fantasy leagues.

Jason Dickinson scored the only goal during Friday's 1-0 overtime win over the Boston Bruins.

After 60 minutes of goal-less hockey, Dickinson finally managed to find the back of the net when he buried a rebound past Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask at the 1:34 mark of overtime. Mattias Janmark picked up the assist on Dallas' only goal. Dickinson has four goals and three assists in 17 games this season. He doesn't need to be owned in any fantasy format.

Alexander Radulov scored two goals and registered an assist in a 6-2 win against the Islanders.

Tyler Seguin found the back of the net and registered two assists. Esa Lindell scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner. Jamie Benn assisted on three of the Islanders' six goals. Jason Spezza registered two assists for Dallas. Roope Hintz scored his first NHL goal.

It sounds like we shouldn't count on Klingberg being back in five weeks though. Stars coach Jim Montgomery said that if he was offered today a guarantee that Klingberg would miss six weeks, he'd "take the deal right now." Klingberg is a huge part of the Stars' defense, so this is naturally a major blow.

Miro Heiskanen will take John Klingberg's place anchoring the Stars' first power-play unit.

Klingberg will be out of action for at least a month following hand surgery, so Heiskanen will get the chance to play the point on the first power play alongside talented players such as Tyler Sequin, Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. The gifted rookie, who was just coming into his own with three points in his last three games, is now a must add in all hockey pool formats.

Joel Hanley will be in the Stars' lineup for Saturday afternoon's contest against Nashville.

With injuries to Dallas rearguards Marc Methot (lower body), Connor Carrick (foot), and Stephen Johns (concussion), the 27-year-old journeyman will get his chance to dress. Hanley was playing well in the AHL before his recall with five points in 11 games. That said, we do not regard him as a fantasy target at this time.

Polak was not available to play on Saturday. He had two hits and three blocks over 19:21 of ice time against Columbus. Polak only has one goal in 15 appearances, but he has compiled 26 hits and 36 blocks.

Ben Bishop is slated to miss around a week because of a muscle strain.

"As good as can be. One week's better than four weeks, that's all I know," said Stars GM Jim Nill. If he is only sidelined for a week then Dallas and Bishop fantasy owners have dodged a bullet. Anton Khudobin should serve as a solid fill-in while Bishop recovers.

Anton Khudobin gave up five goals on 15 shots in Wednesday’s 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

It was a rough opening period for Khudobin, giving up goals to Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby on just nine shots to start the game. The Penguins then added another two in the opening half of the next period and that was the end of Khudobin’s night. Dallas’ backup got the start with Ben Bishop sidelined for about a week due to a lower-body issue. We wouldn’t recommend Khudobin in many outings from now until Bishop’s return. His record falls to 3-4-1 with a 2.94 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage.

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